Aqua Line (Pune Metro)
Aqua Line of the Pune Metro is the second line of the city's mass transit network. It runs from Ramwadi to Vanaz via Mangalwar Peth and Deccan Gymkhana. The section from Vanaz to Garware College was inaugurated on 6 March 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The section from Garware College to Ruby Hall Clinic was inaugurated on 1 August 2023, while the remaining stretch upto Ramwadi was opened on 6 March 2024.[1]
| Aqua Line | |
|---|---|
Pune Aqua line | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Pune |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 16 (Operational) |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid Transit |
| System | Pune Metro |
| Operator(s) | MahaMetro |
| Rolling stock | Titagarh Firema |
| History | |
| Opened | 6 March 2022 |
| Completed | 6 March 2024 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 14.66 km (Operational) |
| Character | Elevated |
Route edit
The elevated line covers a distance of 14.66 km (9.11 mi) and will have 16 stations. It connects with the Purple Line and Line 3 at the Civil Court interchange station. The maintenance depot for the Aqua Line is located near the Vanaz station on the former garbage depot land.[2][3]
List of stations edit
Following is a list of stations on this route-
| Aqua Line | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Station name | Opening | Connections | Layout | |||
| English | Marathi | ||||||
| 1 | Vanaz | वनाझ | 6 March 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 2 | Anand Nagar | आनंदनगर | 6 March 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 3 | Ideal Colony | आयडियल कॉलनी | 6 March 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 4 | Nal Stop | नळ स्टॉप | 6 March 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 5 | Garware College | गरवारे महाविद्यालय | 6 March 2022 | None | Elevated | ||
| 6 | Deccan Gymkhana | डेक्कन जिमखाना | 1 August 2023 | None | Elevated | ||
| 7 | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Udyan | छत्रपती संभाजी उद्यान | 1 August 2023 | None | Elevated | ||
| 8 | PMC Bhavan | पुणे महानगरपालिका भवन | 1 August 2023 | None | Elevated | ||
| 9 | Civil Court | दिवाणी न्यायालय | 1 August 2023 | Purple Line & Line 3 | Elevated | ||
| 10 | Mangalwar Peth | मंगळवार पेठ | 1 August 2023 | None | Elevated | ||
| 11 | Pune Railway Station | पुणे रेल्वे स्टेशन | 1 August 2023 | Pune Junction railway station | Elevated | ||
| 12 | Ruby Hall Clinic | रुबी हॉल क्लिनिक | 1 August 2023 | None | Elevated | ||
| 13 | Bund Garden | बंड गार्डन | 6 March 2024 | None | Elevated | ||
| 14 | Yerwada | येरवडा | 6 March 2024 | Rainbow BRTS | Elevated | ||
| 15 | Kalyani Nagar | कल्याणी नगर | 6 March 2024 | Rainbow BRTS | Elevated | ||
| 16 | Ramwadi | रामवाडी | 6 March 2024 | Rainbow BRTS | Elevated | ||
Infrastructure edit
Signalling edit
The Aqua Line utilises the Alstom Urbalis 400 communications-based train control (CBTC) signalling system. Alstom was awarded a EUR90 million contract to supply the signalling and telecommunications systems for the Aqua and Purple Lines, as well as Mumbai Metro Line 2 and Line 7.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "Comfortable, convenient & economic: Citizens on Metro launch till Ramwadi". The Times of India. 7 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "MahaMetro takes possession of 35 hectares of land for project". The Times of India. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "MahaMetro gets land for depot and multi-modal hub". The Times of India. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Alstom to provide state-of-the-art signalling system for Mumbai Metro and Pune Metro". Financialexpress. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Alstom bags Rs 700 crore contracts from Mumbai, Pune metros". Construction Week. Retrieved 9 July 2023.